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$69 Find cheap flights from Illinois to San Francisco

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to San Francisco departing on 9/4. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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January

High season

June

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$69
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Flight from Chicago Midway Airport to San Francisco

FAQs for booking flights from Illinois to San Francisco

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Illinois to San Francisco?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Illinois to San Francisco.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Illinois to San Francisco?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco from Illinois is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Illinois to San Francisco?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to San Francisco with an airline and back to Illinois with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Illinois to San Francisco?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to San Francisco from Illinois up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Prefer to fly non-stop from Illinois to San Francisco?

Find which airlines fly direct from Illinois to San Francisco, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Illinois to San Francisco

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +82 more

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Nonstop returns

San Francisco to Illinois

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +82 more

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Recent round-trip flight deals

9/14Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
9/16Mon
nonstopFrontier
4h 11mSFO-MDW
$138
9/4Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
9/7Sat
nonstopFrontier
4h 11mSFO-MDW
$140
8/14Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
8/19Mon
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 21mSFO-ORD
$151
7/31Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 41mORD-SFO
8/7Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 13mSFO-ORD
$165
10/1Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 43mORD-SFO
10/15Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$170
8/14Wed
1 stop
7h 29mORD-SFO
8/17Sat
nonstop
4h 21mSFO-ORD
$171
8/15Thu
nonstop
4h 37mORD-SFO
8/19Mon
1 stop
12h 09mSFO-ORD
$176
8/16Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 31mORD-SFO
8/21Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 22mSFO-ORD
$185
9/12Thu
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 51mORD-SFO
9/15Sun
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 15mSFO-ORD
$204
8/31Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 55mSTL-SFO
9/12Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 00mSFO-STL
$224

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Recent one-way flight deals

9/4Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 38mMDW-SFO
$69
7/24Wed
nonstopFrontier
4h 29mMDW-SFO
$70
8/14Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
$76
8/12Mon
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
$77
8/13Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
10h 58mCMI-SFO
$100
9/10Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 09mPIA-SFO
$102
7/1Mon
1 stopSun Country Air
16h 25mORD-SFO
$111
11/2Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 15mORD-SFO
$112
7/18Thu
1 stopSun Country Air
15h 41mORD-SFO
$113
7/16Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 40mORD-SFO
$134

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Last minute flights from Illinois to San Francisco

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

6/7Fri
multi-stopFrontier
20h 14mORD-SFO
6/12Wed
multi-stopFrontier
16h 49mSFO-ORD
$192
6/7Fri
multi-stopFrontier
20h 14mORD-SFO
6/11Tue
multi-stopFrontier
7h 00mSFO-ORD
$193
6/7Fri
multi-stopFrontier
20h 14mORD-SFO
6/18Tue
multi-stopFrontier
7h 00mSFO-ORD
$213
6/3Mon
multi-stop
6h 42mORD-SFO
9/1Sun
nonstop
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$277
6/6Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 51mBMI-SFO
6/11Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 49mSFO-BMI
$385
6/4Tue
multi-stop
6h 42mORD-SFO
6/11Tue
multi-stop
13h 50mSFO-ORD
$390
6/3Mon
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
9h 44mORD-SFO
8/27Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$421
6/4Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 37mORD-SFO
9/1Sun
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 20mSFO-ORD
$432
6/6Thu
multi-stopSun Country Air
15h 37mORD-SFO
6/9Sun
multi-stopSun Country Air
17h 07mSFO-ORD
$446
6/6Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 20mBMI-SFO
6/11Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 56mSFO-BMI
$454

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